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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Apisto survival rate.I typically buy subadults, so mine have lived 2 - 3 years. I separate breeding pairs so as not to burn out the females. I've also kept... -
Ben Rhau replied to the thread Water changes and young apisto fry.Since it's important to do frequent water changes with fry, it can be convenient to start with a low waterline and just add water 2 - 3x...
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I liked the cobalt caves. The macmasteri group species ( hongsloi, viejita) I’ve kept had no problem with them.
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread blackwater tank cycling?.Pentax cameras are great. In the vast majority of cases, lenses can be interchanged, even between brands. If they don't fit directly...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread blackwater tank cycling?.For your use case, I would recommend a DSLR body and a macro lens between 50 - 100mm focal length. If the camera body has an APS-C...
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Hmm… unless you are rather experienced in apistos or atleast in more demanding fish than the typical beginner fish i would say none. The...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Tank mates for a. panduro.You may have already concluded this yourself, but I would personally not add any fish until you can get the pair into a larger tank...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread I need help!.They look like snail eggs to me.
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Wild apistogramma agassizi.The footprint on a 30-gal cube is OK for a pair, though a longer tank is preferable. Can you show a shot of the full tank? If the fish...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Hi from Belgium.If you haven't already, you may want to ask for help about your diatom issue on the UKAPS forum, which has a lot of plant experts. This...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Hi from Belgium.I just wanted to know which kind it was. If it were black beard algae, for example, it's harder to get rid of and you would need to kill...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Hi from Belgium.Yes, just wanted to make sure it wasn't BBA or something else. In the photos, it definitely appears to be diatoms. I didn't catch...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread Hi from Belgium.Do you know whether it's algae or diatoms? In either case, excess nutrients are probably not the problem. Algae can grow in extremely...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread My Apistogramma borellii.The water doesn't "capture" CO2, it happens passively through diffusion. Diffusion is very efficient without the need for flow or forced...
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Ben Rhau replied to the thread My Apistogramma borellii.The conventional wisdom on the forums is that, because pure water has "no" buffer, any small amount of ion change will swing the pH and...
